Classic film gets the silent treatment From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: August 8, 2003| Author: | Copyright 2003 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Silent movies. Is there a more unjustly maligned film genre?

Most young people have a problem with black-and-white movies in general, but just try showing them a silent film. If it's not Chaplin or Keaton, they will likely squawk or leave the room.

But pantomime done well is truly an art form. And all dramatic silent movies are not so broad and exaggerated that they don't hold up today as credible storytelling.

Take, for example, the new DVD of the 1927 French classic "The Chess Player," which has just been released (Milestone/Image, 1930, b/ w-tinted, not rated, $29.99, phone 1-800-603-1104).

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